Oil stove



Inventor: ,FredflT Vhiie,-

F. E. WHITE OIL STOVE Filed March so. 1922 ,.April 1 1924.-

Fatentecl Apr. 1, 1924.

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STOVE COMPANY, OF GHUSETTS.

MASSACHUSETTS, A. CORPORATION OF BEASSA- GIL STOVE.

Application filed. learch 30, 1922. fierial No. E l-8,08%.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRED E. VVHITE, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident of Gardner, in the county of \forcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oilmaintained oil level type.

The invention has for its object to provide certain novel means whereby a stove of the above type may be used with a canopy of suitable design as a brooder for young chickens.

Such a device must be readily portable, light, compact, of few moving parts and free from the danger of tipping.

These and other objects I secure by providing a channeled frame provided with a pivot member therebetween upon which is mounted an oil supply pipe carrying a reservoir adapted to receive the fuel tank and a burner oil bowl. Suitable means are provided to regulate the up and down movement of the oil bowl caused by a teetering of the oil supply pipe and its associated parts above the pivot member. The oil delivery pipe is of an elongated design which is almost entirely enclosed by the frame and supports both burner oil bowl and reservoir directly without the use of flexible joints or oil tight moving connections. The shaft connecting the actuating means with the raising and lowering mechanism parallels the fuel delivery pipe and is also enclosed by the frame. This elongated construction enables the device to be utilized with a conical canopy as a brooder, the burner being under the center thereof, yet allowing the, actuating means to protrude outside the canopy. Thus the fuel tank is removed from danger of being upset by the chickens.

I have illustrated a satisfactory form of device in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional View through the fuel delivery pipe.

Fig. 2 is a view along the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail of the actuation mechanism with the top of the frame member removed to expose the parts.

Fig. 4: is a detail of the dial, pointer and locking means.

The numeral 1 designates a channelshaped frame having its mouth opening downwardly, secured to L irons 2 and 3, which serve as a base for the entire structure and prevents tipping.

Pivot member 1 held between the walls of frame 1 supports the oil delivery pipe which comprises elbow 6, the backwardly extending pipe 7 delivering fuel to the burner oil bowl 8 mounted thereon, and the short upwardlyextending pipe 9 connecting with the reservoir 10 adapted to support upon itself the usual fuel tank.

The means for actuating the burner raising and lowering devices comprises a dial 11, upon which appropriate legends or markings are placed regarding the position of. the burner, secured to L iron Penetrating this dial is the actuating shaft 12 to one end of which is suitably fastened a handle pointer 13 of any desired construction to facilitate rotating the shaft.

Means to lock the burner raising and lowering devices actuating means is satisfactorily shown to include a ratchet member 1.3 in proximity to the dial part'11,the handle 13 having a cooperating member such as spring part 13* which engages the ratchet teeth and prevents the burner from descending when once adjusted. Obviously various locking means may be used to advantage in this connection. Shaft 12, it will be noted, parallels the delivery pipe and is'also enclosed by frame 1.

This construction applies the force which produces the vertical movement of he burner, on the burner side of the pivot, while the actuating means therefor is on the reservoir side. This allows an exceptionally even vertical adjustment while taking advantage of the leverage secured by the unequal distancing of the pivot point.

Upon the burner end of shaft 12 and coaxial therewith is mounted a gear wheel 14, meshing with corresponding teeth in a plate 15 held by projections 20 which engage apertures 21 in U-shaped upright 16, which is secured to the L iron 3. A'member 17 secured to the delivery pipe and supporting shaft 12 so as to allow rotation, has an upwardly extending portion 18 provided with ears 19 which enclose the U-shaped member 16. Thus by rotating the shaft 12 the gear 14 will impart vertical movement to the part 18, which being secured to the delivery pipe, causes that member to rise and'fall as the case may be.

The fact that member 18 moves with the oil bowl and does not extend below it, allows the maximum downward movement of the oil bowl to obtain without depending parts interfering. Such a construction makes possible the location of the burner bowl in close proximity to the ground or floor, a most advantageous feature. Such motion carries the burner oil bowl above or below the maintained oil level respectively. The vertical movement of the delivery pipe is limited by the projections 20 engaging one of the ears 19.

Obviously this burner device may be used with various coverings or canopies to serve as a hover, as a heater for a shelter or coop, or other similar constructions.

No limitation of the invention is'implied by the showing in drawing and specification,

but what I claim is: V

1. A device of the character described, including a reservoir adapted to support a fuel tank, a burner oil bowl receiving oil therefrom, means to raise and lower said burner oil bowl, said fuel tank supporting reservoir being between the burner oil bowl and the raising and lowering means, the

raising and lowering means being positioned away from the remaining mechanism and so that there is no interference of parts.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a reservoir adapted to receive a fuel tank'and a burner oil bowl mounted upon a fuel delivery pipe, said pipe being carried by a pivotal member, said member being secured in a frame, and means to teeter said oil pipe about said pivotal member, said means including a sliding member and a meshing member, said sliding member being secured to the oil delivery pipe, said sliding and meshing members being secured to each other so that they have a common movement. In combination, a reservoir adapted to receive a fuel tank, a delivery pipe supplying fuelfrom the tank, a burner oil bowl receiving oil from the delivery pipe, means to raise and lower said burner oil bowl which includes a rotary shaft, means on said shaft to cause vertical motion of said burner oil bowl, said means having a common movement vertically with said burner oil bowl.

4:. In combination, a reservoir adapted to receive a fuel tank,'a delivery pipe supplying fuel from the tank to a burner oil bowl, means to produce vertical movement of the burner oil bowl including a manually operated handle, and a spring pressed member engaging a stationary element to lock said handle in any desired position.

In testimony whereof, I affix my'signature. FRED E. WHITE. 

